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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reaffirmed the 2016 Arbitral Award's place as a core component of the Philippine maritime statecraft in the years ahead as it marks its 10th anniversary this 2026.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday rejected the claims made by Chinese scholars alleging that Batanes is part of China, and dubbed this "baseless."

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday night said the Philippines' sovereignty over Batanes is "settled and not up for debate" following claims by supposed Chinese scholars saying the province belongs to China through Taiwan.

Tomorrow, Europe pays its tribute to the memory of over 8,300 Bosniak men and boys who were killed in the Srebrenica genocide 31 years ago. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims of the genocide. We share the grief of those who endure the anguish of uncertainty about their missing loved ones, and we continue to stand by the survivors whose lives were upended in July 1995.

In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.

The European Union (EU) is seriously alarmed by the situation in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan.

As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus condemns the signing of the illegal ''memorandum of understanding'' between Türkiye and the secessionist entity in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus, for the development of an undersea natural gas pipeline which will connect Türkiye with the occupied areas.

Operation Amistad, India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, has concluded successfully with the return of the Indian contingent to New Delhi today.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has airlifted core relief supplies to support affected communities in Venezuela following the devastating earthquake on 24 June 2026, which caused widespread damage and urgent humanitarian needs.

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At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UN's gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.

Ukraine launched multiple strikes against Kremlin energy assets, including oil terminals and tankers at sea, reportedly forcing Moscow to halt shipping through a major waterway as Kyiv intensifies what it has labeled its "long-range sanctions" against Russia.

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The Defence Forces of Ukraine are set to receive new NVDM-14 LS3 night vision monoculars and ATND-TTM-640-50-LRF thermal monoculars. The Ministry of Defence's Defence Procurement Agency DOT has contracted 750 of these devices manufactured in 2026.